DrEfficientBlog → [CD REVIEW] Pink Floyd - Relics
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Mar 14 2007, 20h26
Relics is the first Pink Floyd compilation to be officially released, in 1971. For those who don't know, it includes some album tracks from their first 3 albums (The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, A Saucerful of Secrets and More) as well as some songs that were only released as singles prior to this and B-sides and all. It's a very interesting place to start for those "classic era" Pink Floyd fans who are interested in where it all began. The first 3 albums are quite different from each other, and this one captures a bit of each in only 11 songs. The highlights are of course those non-album tracks: Arnold Layne, See Emily Play, Paintbox, Julia Dream and Biding My Time.
You get to hear a few of those always-strange and often-haunting lyrics of Syd Barrett when he was still with the band. My personal favorites at least for now are the two Rick Wright compositions, one of which I have never even heard before getting this album. It makes you wonder why he didn't write as much music as Gilmour or Waters, because he was actually quite good... and a great singer at that (especially when he sings harmonies with David Gilmour but that's a different story altogether). The early genius of Roger Waters shines on this album as well. It's really obvious that he was a great song-writer even from the early days and only grew from there.
Basically, I would recommend this album for anyone who is interested in where the legendary Pink Floyd began, or those fans who haven't heard the non-album tracks that are included here. Those alone are really quite worth it!
You get to hear a few of those always-strange and often-haunting lyrics of Syd Barrett when he was still with the band. My personal favorites at least for now are the two Rick Wright compositions, one of which I have never even heard before getting this album. It makes you wonder why he didn't write as much music as Gilmour or Waters, because he was actually quite good... and a great singer at that (especially when he sings harmonies with David Gilmour but that's a different story altogether). The early genius of Roger Waters shines on this album as well. It's really obvious that he was a great song-writer even from the early days and only grew from there.
Basically, I would recommend this album for anyone who is interested in where the legendary Pink Floyd began, or those fans who haven't heard the non-album tracks that are included here. Those alone are really quite worth it!
